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12/01/21 10:40 AM IST

ISRO to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs

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ISRO to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across the country for mentorship and promoting STEM and Space Education

Significance

This collaboration with ISRO will add great impetus to the opportunities provided by ATLs to young school students to learn in space technologies and innovate for the country

Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL)
  • It is a program run by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog to foster curiosity and innovative mindset in young students across India to encourage research and innovation in schools across the country.
  • The vision of the initiative is 'To create One million children in India as Neoteric Innovators'.
STEM Education

The Space Foundation is building the next generation of space leaders and improving the overall quality of education through teacher, student and community programs that use space themes to improve students' interest and skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Source: PIB

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